Var debate 2019/20

I often think 'irony' is one of those 'internet words' that people use without knowing what it really means.

Bugger off and annoy someone else.
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Motty thought it meant coincidence. " and Smith ironically used to play for the home side".
An own goal by Smith in favour of the home side would be ironic if he was sold cos he kept scoring own goals.
 
Still struggling to understand the concept that some games used VAR and others didn’t. You can’t have a competition which has different laws dependent on where the game is played. Either all games have it or none at all. It’s just wrong the way it is being used or not as the case may be. And why despite two goals, five subs and at least two minutes messing around with VAR were only three minutes added on?

I think it's okay, as any match is entirely independent of all the others. VAR at City has no influence on a match at Blackburn.
 
That's what I thought; Mason called from a position he couldn't determine the offside. It was confusing.
the only explanation I can think of is that the linesman didn't see it come off THB so didn't flag. Mason disallowed it and if I'm being honest it looked offside to me at the match. VAR then overruled Mason and he was utterly pissed off!
 
Just out of interest.... are most other fans of other clubs of the same VAR opinion as , seemingly, most blues?

i dont go on other clubs forums. If anyone does whats the opinion?
 
I think it's okay, as any match is entirely independent of all the others. VAR at City has no influence on a match at Blackburn.
Let’s say Blackburn lose one nil at home to say spurs through a goal that shouldn’t have been allowed. They miss out on a money spinning replay and spurs don’t have the extra game to play. Had it have been at spurs game would need a replay etc. Different rules for different games in the same competition can’t be right.
 
Yesterday was the least enjoyable match I’ve ever been to - and as a match going fan for 40 odd years that’s saying something. I’ve only been to none VAR cup games this year - for some reason I thought this was exempt as well- and yesterday proved my decision correct. I sort of celebrated the 4th goal, but apart from that nothing. And nearly everyone around me was the same. I’ve not been able to stop myself watching on tv - a 40 year love/habit isn’t easy to give up - and it infuriates me watching this farce on tv. But at the ground it’s just awful. People who say “well if it’s offside it’s offside” to me either don’t get the reason of watching football or are young/newer to it (which is all fine by the way and good luck to you) but for me it’s dead. I’m not sure even improving it will help either. The WHOLE point of watching football is to celebrate a goal. The ball hits the net, you glance at the linesman and boom. Instant. I’d much much much rather a city goal be disallowed wrongly by a human decision that this utter shit. I’d honestly rather city be shit again if it meant getting rid of this thing. I came away from the ground actually feeling quite upset that my passion in life and a massive part of my life had been taken away by some dick heads making decisions that didn’t need making. Bring it in for diving or penalties ok fine. But armpits and toenails is just ridiculous. The offside rule was invented to stop goalhanging. Plus the technology isn’t accurate so those banging on about if he’s off he’s off are wrong. Things are being given offside that aren’t offside as a result of the camera angles not being right and then just guessing which frame they are going to use for when the ball was kicked - probably chosen depending on who the VAR ref supports. It’s much easier for a faceless person in a box to influence a match than a live in the flesh person in front of 50odd thousand people. A poster earlier on said he/she thought it was applied well yesterday. WHAT???? Must have been watching a different game to the one me and the few thousand people around me were watching. So that’s me done for the time being. Very sad. I don’t think I’ll even talk about it anymore. My mates, wife and family must be sick of me talking about it. People on here must be sick of me banging on about it ha ha. It’s just very sad and I’m loosing something that has helped my mental health and has gained me lots of friends over the years. Fuck knows what I’ll do. I’ve got to go to the United semi coz I promised my boys, but after that I’ll have to play more golf of even speak to the missus. Oh god lol
 
I'm afraid the game of Association Football has changed forever..

We will not be going back to the days before VAR..

The cynic in me says, the people in charge of VAR know exactly what they are doing regarding the controversial calls they have dished out, they're testing the water to see how far they can push it before the shit hits the fan..

The Premier League is a product, just like McDonalds which is being marketed worldwide..

'Fans' in the Far East and beyond who have no connection with a UK based Football Club but who want to be connected by association are the ones being targeted by the Premier League Brand..

These new fans do not want to put in the hard yards supporting a team that hasn't or probably will never be successful, like many today, they want it now..

VAR is a perfect tool to allow the powers that be to manipulate games to keep overseas fans interested and subscribed..

The biggest clubs therefore will continue to benifit from, let's say, favourable decisions to keep the worldwide market place placated..

Kick off times will eventually become later in the summer months to co-inside with the world clock.

Two halves of football will eventually become 4 quarters to service additional advertisement breaks to target the new audience (won't call them supporters or fans)..

I'm rambling on and probably being far too cynical for a Sunday morning.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong but fear this is where we are heading..



Off downstairs to put some toast on..!
 

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